Xiang Jin returned to the dormitory, first went to the washbasin in the back to wash her face, and froze her blushing face for a while. After the heat on her face subsided, she stepped on it again.
Enter the dormitory in front.
She has lost a lot of face today, and she will probably be the number one newsmaker in the school tomorrow. Oh no, I guess she doesn't have to wait until tomorrow, she may be the number one newsmaker in the school today.
Alas, she always likes to keep a low profile and advocates keeping a low profile, but why can't she keep a low profile? Thinking about it makes me feel so depressed!
Xiang Jin pulled the two handbags over and opened them, and then found that inside one bag were two hand-knitted sweaters. The sweaters were all from the light-colored series she liked. The stitching was very fine and neat, and the styles were very novel and unique, much better than hers.
The hand-knitted sweaters I bought in Fuyun Town were even more exquisite and beautiful, and they were no different from machine-knitted sweaters.
She didn't know if it was knitted by her own mother or by her own milk. They left in a hurry and didn't say it, but she guessed that it was probably knitted by her own mother, because her mother still had a job and she probably couldn't.
How much time does it take? Her mother is now retired and has the most time to knit these.
She touched the sweater, then folded it again and put it aside. Then she went to check another bag and found that the bag was filled with some food. The top layer of the small bag contained several envelopes.
There are two flavors of biscuits. The middle layer is filled with two bunches of purple grapes. The bottom layer is braised beef in a glass jar and a whole roast chicken wrapped in kraft paper. It seems that these are all needed.
Eat it as soon as possible.
Xiang Jin dug out a few brand new plastic bags from his suitcase, divided the biscuits and fruits into three parts, and then carried those things out of the dormitory.
After she left the dormitory, she went straight to the small restaurant. However, at this time, many people were already eating there, and many people were talking about her. When everyone saw her coming, they immediately shut up.
, but all eyes turned towards her.
Xiang Jin didn't bother to pay attention to these people, but went directly to the checkout counter with the bag, and took out the jar of braised beef and roast chicken, "Boss, can you help me re-steam the braised beef?
And can you chop this roasted chicken for me too?"
The landlady looked at her and agreed without thinking, "Okay!" She immediately took the two dishes, then took out a large deep bowl in front of Xiang Jin and poured them into the bowl.
The beef was poured out at once, and then put into the steaming vegetable grid not far away for steaming. Then he handed the chicken to her mother and asked her to chop it and put it on the plate.
Xiang Jin took the paper and pen and stood there and ordered a few more dishes and a soup.
Naturally, the landlady smiled happily. Then when she saw that she was about to finish writing, the landlady leaned over and asked her, "Little girl, what happened on the basketball court just now are all true.
Is that little girl you raised by the wrong child so powerful that she even threatens to harm herself in order to stay with your parents in the city? Then can you go back to your parents?
Are you going to transfer to another school then?"
Xiang Jin handed her the menu, and then looked at her with a strange expression, "Madam boss, how did you become so nosy?"
The landlady took the menu and said with a smile, "Didn't I just listen to what they were talking about? So I was a little curious! Alas, you little girl has been eating here for two years, even though we are
It has nothing to do with paying for food, but seeing you grow from such a small mung bean sprout to a soybean sprout, you said that if you return to the city by then, your aunt is really not used to it, I sincerely say
I really like you, little girl!"
Xiang Jin was speechless, "Auntie, a mung bean sprout will always be a mung bean sprout. It can't turn into a soybean sprout. Your metaphor is not appropriate at all."
The landlady laughed and said, "Auntie, I don't read much, and my family is a math teacher, so my knowledge of Chinese language is not very good. The metaphor is inappropriate, can you blame me?"
Xiang Jin's eyelids twitched and he thought to himself: This aunt is really good at gossiping. What does this yellow bean sprout and mung bean sprout have to do with mathematics? But she was too lazy to argue with her about this matter. Instead, she said, "Who said that?"
Am I going to transfer schools?"
The landlady was startled, "Oh, you can't go back to another school?"
Xiang Jin said, "No! I'm used to staying here, and it's only for one year, why should I transfer to another school?"
The proprietress clapped her hands and said, "Oh, this is really great! If you don't change it, it will be better, if you don't change it, our school will teach you very well!"
Xiang Jin said "hmm" and then said, "Madam boss, I'll sit over there first, and wait for them to arrive later before cooking?"
"Okay, okay, go ahead, go ahead, I know your rules!" The landlady agreed immediately and cheerfully.
Then Xiang Jin walked over to find a table and sat down.
After a while, she received a message from Yan Chen. Xiang Jin asked the proprietress to inform the kitchen to start cooking. The proprietress asked, "But haven't they two arrived yet?"
Xiang Jin said, "They will be here soon!"
"Oh, good!"
About ten minutes later, Yan Chen and Yan Fei came. Not long after, all the meals that Xiang Jin had ordered before were served. When he saw a dish of braised beef and braised chicken on the table, Yan Fei's eyes widened.
He said brightly, "Madam boss, they added these two dishes today?"
Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin, "Did your grandparents bring this to you?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, I asked the landlady to heat up the roast beef."
Yan Fei picked up a piece of chicken and was about to eat it when he suddenly heard Yan Chen say that, so he put down his chopsticks again, then looked at Yan Chen and said, "No, how do you know these two dishes are from Xiang Jin's father?"
Did the girls bring them here?"
Yan Chen reminded him, "Have you ever seen a businessman willing to bring such a large bowl of pure beef and such a large plate of pure chicken to your table? Then they would have to lose money on the rent, water and electricity bills."
All gone?"
Yan Fei thought about it carefully and said, "Yeah!"
Whoever owns a restaurant, especially a small restaurant like this, doesn't sell meat mixed with vegetables, and they all have more vegetables and less meat. If you order them with a conscience, they may even put a few more slices of meat in the stir-fry dishes, like
As for those unscrupulous dishes, especially stews and cooking, there are only a few pieces of meat or ribs in a large bowl, and the rest of the bowl is filled with radishes, winter melon, potatoes, taro and the like.
Although they had left her home phone number before, because she had no feelings for Ouyang Weiwei, Xiang Jin didn't bother to ask what the outcome of her self-harming behavior was, but later on Wednesday
At that time, her aunt specially drove to see her.
Then she told her something about Ouyang Weiwei, saying that after she self-mutilated and scratched the back of her hand, they immediately sent her to the town hospital in Shengshui Town, where she stayed for a long time before she was treated
After the bleeding stopped, they did not immediately send her back to Yang Juyun. They thought that they would wait until her injuries healed a little and her mood calmed down to see if they could send her back.
to her biological mother.
But after Ouyang Weiwei went back that night, she developed a high fever again, and was sent directly to the hospital. She is still living in the hospital, so her parents and grandparents have not been able to spare time in the past few days.
Look at her, hoping she won't think too much.
Xiang Jin thought to herself: She won't think too much about it. If they really don't care about Ouyang Weiwei, then she doesn't recognize them. She is not the Virgin Mary. She can retaliate with kindness when others hurt her.
, but this is a question about human nature.
If they really stopped Ouyang Weiwei's bleeding and immediately sent her back to Yang Juyun regardless, then how are they different from Wang Juyun? Aren't they just as selfish and cold-blooded? Then she has to doubt them.
It’s time to recognize her intention of going back!
Also, to be honest, what she really thinks in her heart is that she hopes they won’t visit her too often. She is not used to it. She likes to keep a certain distance from others and can be more personal.
Private space, but it was hard for her to tell them clearly.
Later, her aunt told her that after returning from here, Ouyang Bo became much quieter. Moreover, during the days when Ouyang Weiwei was hospitalized, he did not even go to the hospital to see Ouyang Weiwei once. I guess
He also had some estrangement from Ouyang Weiwei.
Xiang Jin thought to himself, is there any barrier? I treat you like a sister, but you take advantage of me. Even a generous person will feel a little uncomfortable after knowing everything.
, not to mention a proud and arrogant person like Ouyang Bo, it is absolutely impossible to pretend that it never happened.
She could already predict what kind of situation Ouyang Weiwei would be in that family. It was absolutely impossible for that family to still treat her as before.
They can feed her, clothe her, and even send her to the hospital when she's sick, but they may not be able to give her much emotionally.
She will slowly feel embarrassed, isolated, lonely, and even desperate in that home. By then, even if she is shameless, she probably won't be embarrassed to continue to stay there.
The search for a house was delayed last time, so when another weekend came, Xiang Jin was let go by the concierge on the pretext that she went to the street to buy some daily necessities.
Renting a house in this era is a bit troublesome. There are no companies that rent and sell houses, so you have to rely on yourself to check door to door with your big eyes open to see if there are stickers on the walls or doors.
That kind of notice for a house for rent.
Shengshui Town is built along the river, so there is only one street, but this street is very long, covering five or six miles. Every time Xiang Jin and the others walk, they have to walk for more than half an hour to get to the station on the other side of the bridge.
.
Xiang Jin first looked for it from one side, and then from the other side. But in the end, he searched all morning and found that except for a few shops for rent, there was no such house for rent at all.
Xiang Jin was tired from walking, a little thirsty and a little hungry. She raised her wrist and looked at the time and found that it was almost noon. Oh, forget it, let's find a place to eat first, and then go back after eating, she said
Thinking.
So she went into a small noodle shop in the middle of the street that looked relatively clean and hygienic. There she ordered a bowl of braised pork ribs rice noodles and added a fried egg to it.
Not long after, while she was drinking water, the rice noodles she ordered were brought to the table. Just as she raised her hands to pick up chopsticks to eat, she saw the person who brought her rice noodles.
She was stunned by the girl's appearance because she met an acquaintance, and it was her classmate Lei Jia.
The other party smiled slightly at her, "Xiang Jin?!"
"Is this your store?" Xiang Jin raised his eyes and glanced at the entire store.
"Well, this is owned by our family!" The girl named Lei Jia nodded, then pulled out the stool opposite her and sat down, "I didn't expect you to come to our house for dinner?"
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, what a coincidence!"
"Hey, why did you get out of school today? Don't you eat at school every day?" Lei Jia asked.
Xiang Jin broke open the disposable chopsticks, poured some vinegar into her bowl, mixed it, and said, "Come out to do something?"
"Are you looking for a house? I saw you upstairs across the street going door to door looking at the rental information ads posted outside the house?" Lei Jia asked again.
Xiang Jin picked up the rice noodles and was stunned again before he put it into his mouth, "Have you seen it?"
Lei Jia nodded, "Ah, I was tired from doing the questions at that time, so I went to the window and stood for a while, and then I saw you opposite, and saw you going from house to house to look at the exterior walls of other people's houses.
There’s rental information posted on the phone or on the glass door, why do you want to rent a house? Haven’t you always lived in a dormitory?”
After Xiang Jin swallowed the food in his mouth, he said, "Well, isn't it going to be summer vacation soon? Then we won't be able to stay at the school anymore," at least until they can make up classes.
"Aren't you going home?" Lei Jia asked.
A helpless smile appeared at the corner of Xiang Jin's lips, "Where are you going back?"
She now has no home to return to. Although she holds the vast majority of the shares in Yang Juyun's house, she and Yang Juyun now have a mutual hatred for each other. She doesn't want to see her, so she can't go back there.
The Ouyang family? Let alone the fact that she hasn't officially recognized each other yet. Even if they do, Ouyang Weiwei still lives in that family, and she doesn't want to see her, so she can't go back there.
Nowadays, there are some rumors about Xiang Jin's life experience in the school. Although they are rumors, most of them are relatively true and reliable. In addition, she is a classmate of Xiang Jin, so there is still little understanding of her current situation.
It's relatively understandable.
It is said that her adoptive mother was particularly cold and unkind to her after knowing that she was not her biological child, and then Xiang Jin broke up with her. Her biological parents really wanted to take her back, but where
But there still lives Ouyang Weiwei, who has an extreme and vicious temper. With Xiang Jin's proud temper, how can she possibly go back? So she will not go back either way.
"I'm sorry, Xiang Jin. I didn't mean to bring up your sadness," Lei Jia then apologized sincerely to her. In the past, she only thought that Xiang Jin was very aloof and difficult for others to get close to. He relied on his good grades to win over the teacher.
Because of their love, they don’t take anyone seriously.
But now that I think about it, it may be that her temperament is like this, cold and indifferent, which creates a sense of unattainable distance for talents. Isn't that cute surprised expression when she saw her just now very cute?
?
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, it's not a secret anyway." Now that questions about her life experience have spread in the school, she can't hide it even if she wants to, and besides, there's nothing to hide! It's just a bloody plot.
, there is nothing to be taboo about.
"But Xiang Jin, if you want to rent a house in our town, it probably won't be easy?"
"Why?" Xiang Jin looked at her.
Lei Jia said, "Our Shengshui town is built along the river and has only one street. Unlike other towns, there are many streets. Even if there are not many main streets, there are also many branch streets, so our street
The houses above are all in short supply, and there are usually shops below and housing above, so the houses are not very generous."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, I understand, thank you!"
"Oh no thanks, oh, do you want some soup? I'll get some for you?"
Xiang Jin was startled for a moment, then nodded, "Thank you!"
Lei Jia went to serve her soup.
After Xiang Jin finished eating, he gave the money and then got up and went back. As soon as she left, Lei Jia's grandma asked, "Is that little girl your classmate?"
Lei Jia put the dishes and chopsticks into the sink nearby, "Well, our classmates have great grades and have always been ranked first in our class."
"Oh, is it true? That little girl is so good at reading?" Lei Jia, her mother and grandmother who were busy at work were all surprised.
"Well," Lei Jia nodded, "But she was looking for a house, but she didn't find it."
"Looking for a house? Why are you looking for a house? Does she want to live outside?" Lei Jia's mother asked again.
Lei Jia said, "Yes and no!"
"How do you say that?" Lei Jia's grandmother was also curious.
Then Lei Jia told her mother and grandma what happened. After hearing this, her mother and grandma both sighed, "Oh, I didn't expect this child's life to be so miserable!"
Lei Jia said, "Isn't it true? People are saying that her adoptive mother is not a human being."
Lei Jia's mother and grandmother educated her, "Then you just charged your classmate's money, so you should treat her to this meal?"
Lei Jia said, "Xiang Jin is very proud!"
"What do you mean?" Lei Jia, her mother and Nai didn't understand.
Lei Jia explained to them, "Xiang Jin is very strong-willed and will not easily accept others' kindness or take advantage of others."
"Oh, that's the thing. I thought it was because the child was arrogant and difficult to get along with?"
Lei Jia said, "No, in fact, she is very easy to get along with." Didn't she just have a good chat with her? Suddenly she felt that everyone in the class knew Xiang Jin.
There are some misunderstandings. Maybe some people are jealous of Xiang Jin's talent and dislike her, but anyway, Lei Jia doesn't have much hostility towards Xiang Jin.
When they had dinner with them in the afternoon, Xiang Jin felt that Yan Chen seemed a little angry. He only looked at her lightly and didn't even say anything to her.
Yan Fei saw that the atmosphere between the two of them was a bit strange, so he asked Xiang Jin, "Why didn't you come for lunch today? At first, we thought you ate first, and then we asked the boss lady, who said you didn't come, and then I
I have been waiting for you with Yan Chen for a long time, and
I didn't see you coming, and Yan Chen sent you a message but you didn't reply. Later, Yan Chen and I went to look for you downstairs in your girls' dormitory. Ren Xiaoyan came down and said that you were not in the dormitory. It seems that you were not in the dormitory all morning, and
You're not in the classroom either, where have you been?"
It turned out that it was because of this that Xiang Jin glanced at Yan Chen, and then said, "Didn't you go to your second uncle's house for dinner today? Why are you at school today?"
Yan Chen's face turned dark. When Yan Fei saw it, he hurriedly said, "Answer the question and don't try to change the subject. Besides, I can go to my second uncle's place whenever I want. I didn't want to go today, so I didn't go."
"
Xiang Jin said, "I went shopping, and I didn't bring my pager with me. I walked around the street for a long time, so I ate on the street."
Yan Fei immediately showed an accusing expression and shouted, "You're out on the street. Why don't you ask us to come with you when you're out on the street?"
Xiang Jin said, "Why should I call you when I go to the street? You don't buy anything. Besides, the things I buy may not be the same as what you buy. Why should I call you?"
Yan Fei was about to retort when he saw the landlady bringing the three of them food on a tray. Yan Chen said with a cold face, "Okay, let's eat!"
Yan Fei twitched the corners of his mouth but finally said nothing.
After dinner, everyone was walking on the way to the teaching building. Xiang Jin saw that Yan Chen's face was still smelly, so he tentatively called him, "Yan Chen, are you angry with me?"
Yan Chen glanced at her sideways and didn't want to pay attention to her, but when he saw her cautious look, his heart couldn't continue to harden, and then he said to Yan Fei beside him, "You first
Come on, let me say a few words to her!"
Yan Fei glanced at Xiang Jin, then at him again, and then nodded, "Oh!"
After Yan Fei walked away, Yan Chen glared at Xiang Jin and said, "Are you looking for a house again today?"
"Yeah," Xiang Jin was startled for a moment, then nodded.
Yan Chen frowned, "Do you still want to live outside after all?"
Xiang Jin said, "Yan Chen, you know my situation. The school will have summer vacation in about twenty days. After the vacation, the entire dormitory building will be locked. Students are not allowed to stay on campus anymore. Yes
I have to go home, and even if I go back to school to make up for classes, it will take half a month. Within this half month, where will I live? I have to find a place to stay, right? But I'm not lucky, I didn't find it.
!”
Yan Chen just looked at her steadily, "I said you can live in our house, or you can live in Aunt Liao's house! My grandparents and Aunt Liao will have no objections and will be very happy.
"
Xiang Jin said, "Yan Chen, you know that I don't want to be attached to anyone. I just want to live by my own ability and live well. I used to live in Lao Xiang's house, and later I went out with Yang Juyun and his wife.
I lived in Aunt Liao's house and later built my own house, but I felt uncomfortable living there.
If possible, I really want to buy a house that truly belongs to me in my own name, so that maybe I can live in a relaxed, practical and comfortable place.
Even though the house I rented belongs to someone else, I paid the rent to them, so I wouldn’t feel guilty and uneasy about living in someone else’s house for nothing.”
It turned out that she was so insecure! Yan Chen's heart trembled suddenly, and the feeling of distress for her surged into his heart from all the limbs of his body.
After Xiang Jin finished speaking, he didn't look at him, but walked away from him.
The moment the two of them passed each other, Yan Chen asked anxiously, "Am I anyone?"
Xiang Jin paused, then turned around, "You are not anyone, you are my friend, and you may be the only best friend in my life, but Yan Chen, I can't rely on you for the rest of my life, I still have to
Depend on……"
"You can rely on me for the rest of your life!"
Yan Chen stared at her closely.
Xiang Jin was startled, then smiled slightly, "Thank you, but then I wouldn't be Xiang Jin. Is that the kind of me you want to see?" After saying that, she turned around again and left.
Gone!
Yes, then she wouldn't be Xiang Jin. Xiang Jin has always been proud and self-reliant, and she is also confident. He likes Xiang Jin like that.
Staring at her back, Yan Chen's hand hanging by his side tightened and tightened, and finally clenched into a fist, Xiang Jin, one day I will let you get rid of the title of "I am your friend", one day
I will not let you feel so insecure and lonely anymore. I will let you trust me wholeheartedly. I will always be by your side!